WBB season ends with WNIT loss to Tennessee Tech
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:46 amFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Wilkinson Records 14th Double-Double In Season Ending Loss Against Tennessee Tech
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's basketball season ended Thursday night with a 73-62 loss against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the WNIT in Moody Coliseum. Savannah Wilkinson scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season. The London, England, native finished the season tied for third in a season at SMU and in the top 20 nationally this year in double doubles.
Kayla White scored 16 points to finish her career 22nd all-time in points at SMU with 1,068. Sydne Wiggins, who was honored before the game for eclipsing 1,000 career points, finished with 10 points to finish the season with 268 points.
Tennessee Tech (21-10) had three players of its own in double figures scoring, with Anna Jones scoring 19 and Mackenzie Coleman and Anna Walker each adding 13. The Mustangs finished the season with a 14-15 record overall, including a win in the American Athletic Conference Championship for the first time since 2017, and advanced to the postseason under the direction of first-year head coach Toyelle Wilson.
Wilkinson Records 14th Double-Double In Season Ending Loss Against Tennessee Tech
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's basketball season ended Thursday night with a 73-62 loss against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the WNIT in Moody Coliseum. Savannah Wilkinson scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season. The London, England, native finished the season tied for third in a season at SMU and in the top 20 nationally this year in double doubles.
Kayla White scored 16 points to finish her career 22nd all-time in points at SMU with 1,068. Sydne Wiggins, who was honored before the game for eclipsing 1,000 career points, finished with 10 points to finish the season with 268 points.
Tennessee Tech (21-10) had three players of its own in double figures scoring, with Anna Jones scoring 19 and Mackenzie Coleman and Anna Walker each adding 13. The Mustangs finished the season with a 14-15 record overall, including a win in the American Athletic Conference Championship for the first time since 2017, and advanced to the postseason under the direction of first-year head coach Toyelle Wilson.